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Issue: Vol. 782 No. 3: 30 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-30
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.782.3.6
Page range: 282-290
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A new endemic species of Calceolaria (Calceolariaceae) from Central Chile

Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Santiago; Chile
Herbario EIF & Laboratorio de Evolución y Sistemática; Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza; Universidad de Chile; Santiago; Chile
Vira Natura Botanical Tours; Beykent Evleri 162; Beycik; Antalya; Turkiye
Herbario EIF & Laboratorio de Evolución y Sistemática; Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza; Universidad de Chile; Santiago; Chile
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Santiago; Chile
Herbario EIF & Laboratorio de Evolución y Sistemática; Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza; Universidad de Chile; Santiago; Chile
Eudicots Andes Chilean Mediterranean hotspot endemism taxonomy

Abstract

This work provides the first description of the Chilean endemic Calceolaria maulensis sp. nov., known from a coastal locality near Empedrado and four disjunct pre-Andean river valleys in the Maule Region of central Chile. Calceolaria maulensis grows within remnant patches of Nothofagus-dominated and mixed sclerophyllous-deciduous forest. It differs from the other perennial herbaceous taxa with rosette-arranged leaves and yellow corollas, by having closed yellow flowers with a well-developed upper lip and filaments as long as the anthers. Based on IUCN criteria, with an extent of occurrence <5000 km2 (3221 km2) and an Area of Occupancy <500 km2 (32 km2), Calceolaria maulensis should be considered Endangered (EN). More extensive surveys of the poorly collected lowlands of the Maule foothills and coastal range are needed.

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How to Cite

Lavandero, N., Santilli, L., Gardner, C., Zuñiga-Acevedo, P., Rosende, B. & García, N. (2026) A new endemic species of Calceolaria (Calceolariaceae) from Central Chile. Phytotaxa 782 (3): 282–290. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.782.3.6